Ramblings

Well we made it to and from Tennessee without injury.  The car might be in need of some work soon but that is to be expected.  I had a great time with all my geek/ LARP friends.  I always feel so wonderful around them.  Plus on the day we left we had lunch with dad and that is always awesome! 

After we came back.  I decided to be adventurous in the kitchen.  Our stove top does not like to maintian a normal tempature.  It has warm or "OMG my food!!!", not the best thing for cooking.  So, I am trying to bake things more in the little toaster oven.  I love the toaster oven.  The recipe  that I tried (twice) this past week was for puffins.  It was yummy both times. Ok you are sitting there thinking "what the heck is a puffin??".  It is a pancake baked in a muffin tin.  I tried it with and without meat and both were tasty!

The Magic PUFFIN

2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
3/4 cup syrup
Toppings – chocolate chips, bacon, sausage(I used the links cut up), blueberries, cranberries, bananas, nuts, etc.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Mix Bisquick, milk, eggs, and syrup together and pour into muffin pans with cupcake liners. Fill each cup half way, and top with your favorite topping. Bake for 14-15 minutes or until a toothpick, inserted, comes out clean. Makes 17-18, normal sized, puffins.

(Stolen from Lady with the Red Rocker)

I think I am a bit obbessed with our lions here at the Zoo.

This is the majority of the lion area.

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